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This is about an institution in New Delhi, India which has been doing amazing service for our Sikh community for nearly 30 years.   This is a wonderful charity that I have been lucky enough to be involved with my whole life and I wanted more people in the UK, the US and Canada to know what fantastic seva is being done on behalf of the Panth at the Sri Guru…

There is a Norwegian TV-show by the name of “Der ingen skulle tru at nokon kunne bu” and it can roughly be translated to “Where you would not believe anyone could live”. The show is about people living in the most remote places of Norway, often with very little connection to the outside world.  Every time we watched this show, we would be surprised that anyone could actually live at…

Sri Guru Granth Sahib (SGSS) is Guru Eternal for the Sikhs. Since 1708, on the declaration by  Guru Gobnd Singh, SGGS is regarded by Sikhs as the final, sovereign and eternal living Guru after the lineage of Ten human Gurus.  Its first comprehensive version was a collaborative effort of Guru Arjan (1563–1606) and his trusted associates, particularly Bhai Gurdas (1551-1636) and Jagana Brahmin of Agra. It was completed in 1604 and…

Sardar Daljit Singh Sethi is a multifaceted personality, having been an accomplished sportsman, with a Degree in Commerce and Diploma in Business Management and well set to be part of his family business, opting for a two decade long tough timber business in the forest of Kashmir, later mining at Kota, continuing to Vadodara where he excelled in stocks and shares. He was born in Jhelum, undivided Punjab in 1938…

ਮੇਰੋ ਸੁੰਦਰੁ ਕਹਹੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਕਿਤੁ ਗਲੀ ॥ ਹਰਿ ਕੇ ਸੰਤ ਬਤਾਵਹੁ ਮਾਰਗੁ ਹਮ ਪੀਛੈ ਲਾਗਿ ਚਲੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ “Tell me on what path will I find my Beloved? O’ Saints of the Lord,show me the Way, and I shall follow.” (Page 527 SGGS) In a deeply touching verse, Guru Ram Das seeksto know the way to the Beloved’s home. OurGurus were one with Wahe Guru, the queryis made on behalf…

Daulat Khan Lodi (1458-1526) is an interesting historic person particularly from the Sikh perspective and the sub-continent’s history as he was the first – and the only – employer of Guru Nanak Dev, as  store keeper of the state granary. Bhai Gurdas in his Vaar 11, which lists eminent Sikhs of Guru Nanak Dev ji’s time, includes the name of Daulat Khan Lodi. This piqued my curiosity to further explore…

S Harbhajan Singh Sapra, now in his 81st year, has written this piece for the next generation of youth, his desire being to present the vitality of Sikhism to those in modern times educational institutions, in India and around the world. Sikhism is the youngest and the most visible amongst the world’s religions, but is not a passive faith. It advocates active participation of mankind in the process of transformation…